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Section – Wise Weightage – CBSE Class 10th English Language And Literature
| Section | Total Weightage – 80 | |
| A | Reading Skills | 20 |
| B | Writing Skills with Grammar | 30 |
| C | Literature Textbooks and Extended Reading Text | 30 |
| TOTAL | 80 |
Note : The Board examination will be of 80 marks, with a duration of three hours.
English Language And Literature Exam Paper Format And English Language And Literature Syllabus
SECTION A: READING 50 Periods
This section will have two unseen passages of a total length of 700-750. The arrangement within the reading section is as follows:
Q.1: A Factual passage of 300-350 words with eight Very Short Answer type Questions. 8 marks
Q. 2: A Discursive passage of 350-400 words with four Short Answer type Questions to test inference, evaluation and analysis and four MCQs to test vocabulary. 12 marks
SECTION B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR 60 Periods
Q 3: Formal letter complaint / Inquiry / placing order / Letter to the editor / article in about 100-120 words. The questions will be thematically based on the prescribed books. 8 marks
Q. 4: Writing a short story based on a given outline or cue/s in about 150-200 words. 10 marks
The Grammar syllabus will include the following areas in class X.
- Tenses
- Modals
- Use of passive voice
- Subject – verb concord
- Reporting
- Commands and requests
- Statements
- Questions
- Clauses:
- Noun clauses
- Adverb clauses
- Relative clauses
- Determiners
- Prepositions
The above items may be tested through test types as given below:
Q.5: Gap filling with one or two words to test Prepositions, Articles, Conjunctions and Tenses. 4 marks
Q. 6: Editing or omission. 4 marks
Q. 7: Sentences Reordering or Sentence Transformation in context. 4 marks
SECTION C: LITERATURE TEXTBOOKS AND EXTENDED READING TEXT 30 Marks 60 Periods
Q.8: One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/drama for reference to context. Four very Short Answer Questions : Two questions of one mark each on global comprehension and two questions of 1 mark each on interpretation. 4 marks
Q.9: Four Short Answer type Questions from FIRST FLIGHT and FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET ( two from each to test local and global comprehension of theme and ideas)(30-40 words each) 4×2=8 marks
Q.10: One out of two Long Answer type Questions from FIRST FLIGHT and FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET in about 100-120 words to assess creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts. 8 marks
Q.11: One out of two Very Long Answer Question on theme or plot involving interpretation, inference and character, in about 200-250 words based on prescribed novel text for extended reading. 10 Marks
English Language And Literature Prescribed Books
Published by NCERT, New Delhi
- FIRST FLIGHT – Text for Class X
- FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET – Supplementary Reader for Class X
- EXTENDED READING TEXTS (either one) :
- Diary of a Young Girl – 1947 by Anne Frank (unabridged edition), Published by CBSE
- The Story of My Life – 1903 by Helen Keller(unabridged edition)
Class X English Language and Literature Question Paper Format and Design
| Typology | Testing competencies/ learning outcomes | VSAQ 1 mark | Short answer Questions 30-40 words 2 marks | Long answer Question- II 100-120 words 8 marks | Very Long Answer Question 150-200 words (HOTS) 10 marks | Marks |
| Reading Skills | Conceptual understanding, decoding, analyzing, inferring, interpreting and vocabulary | 12 | 04 | — | — | 20 |
| Creative Writing Skills and Grammar | Expressing an opinion, reasoning, justifying illustrating, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency. Applying conventions, using integrated structures with accuracy and fluency. | 12 | — | 01 | 01 | 30 |
| Literature Textbook and Extended Reading Texts | Recalling, reasoning, appreciating, applying literary conventions, extrapolating, illustrating and justifying etc. Extracting relevant information, identifying the central theme and sub themes, understanding the writer’s message and writing fluently. | 04 | 04 | 01 | 01 | 30 |
| Total | 28 x 01 = 28 marks | 08 x 02 = 16 marks | 02 x 08 = 16 marks | 02 x 10 = 20 marks | 80 marks |
